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Charleston, A Vibrant Hub in the South

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Charleston, or originally ‘Charles Towne’ is a city in South Carolina which is bursting with a vibrant history. It was founded in 1670 and named in honour of King Charles II of England, but adopted its present name in 1783. Many parts of American history are closely tied to Great Britain, France and Spain predominantly, from before the American Revolution late in the Eighteenth Century, where they fought for their freedom from European colonisation. In the development of American society, the slave trade gave rise to the emergence of Jazz music, which helped to shape the Civil Rights movement. Modern day Charleston is definitely overlooked as a very influential hub of talent that pushed the Jazz Age along nicely. The Charleston culture today shows its European influences even now through their awesome architecture, liberal attitudes, arts heritage and Southern cuisine. A repercussion of the prominence of the slave trade in Eighteenth Century America was the arrival of